Pediatric sleep medicine at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital
All pediatric sleep studies are done through our sleep labs. To schedule a sleep study at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis - Sleep Center, please call the sleep lab at 800-972-7869. To schedule a sleep study at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent Evansville Sleep Medicine, please call 812-485-7680.
When your child does not get enough sleep or isn’t getting good quality sleep, it can affect their overall health and well-being. Board-certified pediatric sleep medicine specialists at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis diagnose and treat the most complex sleep disorders. Our multidisciplinary care team includes a pediatric sleep medicine specialist, pediatric nurse, pediatric respiratory therapist, sleep educator, and child psychologists (telehealth). Together, we deliver care in a warm, child-friendly environment. Your child’s care team supports you from the first consultation, through diagnostic testing, treatment and follow-up care. Our goal is to help find the cause of your child’s sleep condition and work with you to create a care plan to help improve your child’s sleep.
Sleep medicine specialists at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital provide care for children throughout Indiana. We understand traveling to Indianapolis for appointments can be difficult. For some appointments, a telehealth (virtual) appointment may be an option. Ask about a telehealth appointment for your child’s visit.
Comprehensive care for sleep disorders
Talk with your child’s pediatrician if your child is showing signs of snoring, restless sleep, sleep apneas, pauses in breathing, trouble falling and staying asleep, sleep walking, bed wetting, night terrors, behavior concerns, irritability, tiredness, difficulty focusing, or learning difficulties. Your child’s doctor may refer you to a pediatric sleep medicine specialist for further evaluation and diagnosis.
Sometimes, sleep conditions are caused or worsened by other medical conditions. Sleep medicine specialists at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital are experienced working with children with complex chronic medical conditions, including prematurity, chronic lung disease, asthma, allergies, sickle cell disease, genetic conditions, Down syndrome, craniofacial disorders, obesity, and neuromuscular disorders. We work together with other pediatric specialties at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital, including otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), craniofacial, neurology, developmental pediatrics, child psychology, dentistry, orthodontia and nutrition. We take a multidisciplinary team approach to deliver comprehensive care that’s right for your child.
Conditions we diagnose and treat
Pediatric sleep specialists at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital diagnose and treat many childhood sleep conditions, including:
- Obstructive sleep apnea (snoring, gasping, mouth breathing)
- Central sleep apnea (short pauses in breathing while sleeping)
- Circadian rhythm disorders (disruptions in regular wake and sleep cycles)
- Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Bed-wetting
- Hypoventilation disorders (low oxygen or high carbon dioxide levels in blood during sleep)
- Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness)
- Narcolepsy (falling asleep at unusual times during the day)
- Parasomnias (nightmares, night terrors, confusional arousals and sleepwalking)
- Sleep-related movement disorders (restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder of sleep, body rocking, and head banging)
- Insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep)
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostic testing may be recommended to help diagnose your child’s sleep condition. A consultation will help determine which test is right for your child. Diagnostic and therapeutic testing may include:
- Pediatric sleep studies in the sleep lab
- Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (airway evaluation while asleep)
- Actigraphy (at-home monitoring of sleep and wake cycles)
- Overnight oximetry (at-home monitoring of oxygen levels in the blood)
Pediatric sleep studies
The pediatric sleep lab at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. This accreditation ensures high-quality, compassionate care is delivered to patients with sleep disorders. Our care team is specifically trained in pediatrics and experienced in caring with children with complex medical conditions, behavioral conditions, mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy. For children who need an overnight sleep study, parents or a loved one will stay the night with their child.
Pediatric sleep studies performed at the sleep lab include:
- Polysomnography sleep study (PSG)
- Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
- CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
- BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure)
A doctor’s order is needed for a sleep study. Your child’s pediatrician, sleep medicine specialist or other specialist may order a sleep study. To schedule a sleep study at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis - Sleep Center, please call the sleep lab at 800-972-7869. To schedule a sleep study at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent Evansville Sleep Medicine, please call 812-485-7680.